The US now has the highest number of reported deaths due to coronavirus in the world, surpassing Italy and Spain.
On Saturday night the death toll surpassed 19,600, according to figures from Reuters.
For the last four days in row the US has seen its highest death tolls with roughly 2,000 deaths a day reported.
Italy has seen the second highest number of deaths at 18,468, followed by Spain with 16,353.
The US has five times the population of Italy, and nearly seven times the population of Spain.
China, which has a population of 1.3 billion, has a recorded death toll of 3,339, according to worldometers – however many have speculated the real figure may be higher than this.
Public health experts fear the US death toll could rise to 200,000 people over summer if the stay-at-home orders are not followed.
Almost 9,0000 of these deaths have come from New York State, which has been the epicentre of the US crisis.
New York State recorded a further 783 deaths from coronavirus yesterday, however hospitalisations and intensive care admissions in the state are continuing to decline, according to the New York Times.
Governor Andrew Cuomo said the number of patients being treated in intensive care units across the state has fallen by 17 people, from the day before.
Experts on the White House Covid-19 task force say the outbreak is starting to level off across the country.
But Dr Deborah Birx said the US has still not reached its peak.
The grim figures come as President Trump told reporters on Friday he wants to see the country return to normal as soon as possible.
Globally, there have been more than 1.6 million confirmed cases, with the death toll surpassing 103,000.
